Chymopapain-induced reduction of proinflammatory phospholipase A2 activity and amelioration of neuropathic behavioral changes in an in vivo model of acute sciatica

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 998-1006

  Sawin, Paul D ^a   Traynelis, Vincent C ^a   Rich, Gretchen ^a   Smith, Bruce A ^a   Maves, Timothy J ^a   Follett, Kenneth A ^a   Moore, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

chemonucleolysis; chymopapain; inflammation; lumbar disc disease; phospholipase A2; rat

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE PLUS BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CHYMOPAPAIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHIALGIA; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0030905918     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1997.86.6.0998     Document Type: Article

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